This article describes the STDEVP function in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and in later versions of Excel. This article also describes how to use the function, and compares the returned value of the STDEVP function in Excel 2003 and in later versions of Excel with the returned values in earlier versions of Excel.
Heishi means shell and in the past, referred to pieces of shell that have been drilled and hand rolled or ground into bead shapes and strung as necklaces. With the reduced availability of some shell materials, the modern Native American artists also use hand made beads of other natural materials including stones when making heishi necklaces.
Maori Fish Hook Meaning. The fish-hook shape of the hei matau finds its origins in Maori legend, which holds that the North Island of New Zealand was once a huge fish that was caught by the great mariner Maui using only a woven line and a bone hook.egend holds that the shape of Hawkes Bay is that of the hei matau, which caught in the fish's side. For the Maori, the hei matau is taonga (a cultural treasure). It represents not only their land, but also prosperity, fertility and safe passage over water.